Potato And Bacon Cakes

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 large potatoes
• 2 chicken stock cubes
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 3 slices bacon, finely chopped
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1/2 cup grated cheese
• 1 carrot, grated
• 1 zucchini, grated
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups dry breadcrumbs
• vegetable oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 peel, chop and cook potatoes (boil, steam or microwave) until tender.
• 2 mash the potatoes until smooth.
• 3 crumble the chicken stock cubes into 1/4 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved.
• 4 melt butter in a pan and add the bacon and onion and cook until the onion is soft.
• 5 combine all remaining ingredients except for eggs and breadcrumbs and oil.
• 6 mix well.
• 7 roll tablespoons of mixture into balls.
• 8 dip in egg and roll in breadcrumbs to coat.
• 9 heat oil in a large frying pan and shallow fry balls until browned all over and crisp.
• 10 drain on paper towels and serve.